]]>Alabama education officials are drafting a new policy that will ensure all public school systems are able to monitor student sex offenders.

Allowing convicted sex offenders back into school can be a controversial subject. However, the state of Alabama requires all children 16 and younger to be enrolled in some form of schooling, whether it be private, public or home-schooled.

Within the next two years, each local education authority will adopt the policy, reports NBC 15.

School personnel will meet with all juvenile sex offenders to create individualized safety plans for each student, according to a draft of the model policy.

All offenders will have to submit an application to be on school property and attend school functions.

After his conviction, the boy returned to school where he interacted with Annalyn’s brother.

“You can imagine how horrified we were,” Annalyn’s mother said. “We had no forewarning. No one told us this was possible at all…for our son to have to go to school every day and see the person who abused his little sister?”

The law, passed earlier this year, requires police to notify school superintendents about juvenile sex offenders.

]]>Rockefeller University Hospital, formerly the Research Institute, in New York has admitted that former child growth specialist Reginald Archibald most likely sexually abused more than 1,000 victims over what could have been 40 years.

Attorneys representing the abused patients confirmed the number of victims could make this the largest case of sexual abuse by one person in the U.S., reports CBS News.

Patients and relatives of those treated by the praised doctor are questioning why the hospital stayed quiet about the alleged assaults, especially when the doctor died over a decade ago.

They are also looking for Polaroids the doctor would take during examinations, according to Newsweek, however, the photos have not been found in medical records.

“He was revered like a god,” said Matt Harris, a former patient of Archibald. The doctor was known for his work with children who were not developing like their peers.

Officials from Rockefeller University investigated complaints about Archibald’s “inappropriate conduct” back in 2004 and reported it to authorities. However, they found complaints going back to the 1990s.

Victims did not hear anything from the hospital until October of this year when they sent out a letter to over 1,000 patients requesting information about their experience with Archibald.

Attorney Jennifer Freeman says her firm has received hundreds of calls from victims since the letters were sent and believes “there are a tremendous number of victims out there.”

“I got the letter and all of a sudden I felt like I was flashing back 50 years ago,” says Robert Granato. “It burned in my brain, what he did to me.”

Granato was eight years old when he was allegedly abused by Archibald.

In 2003, she contacted Rockefeller University in hopes of finding answers about her time at the facility. When she got her medical records back, there were no pictures, leading her to believe they were not for medical purposes.

Hospital officials say they are investigating the matter further and “deeply regret [any] pain and suffering caused.”

Many of the victims feel the hospital has been covering up the abuse for years and feel it should take more responsibility. Victims have requested the NY Attorney General investigate the matter as well.

“When something like this happens to you, you’re kind of robbed from hope,” said Harris. “Robbed of trusting people, trusting institutions, trusting humanity.

]]>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/ny-doctor-abused-1000-victims/feed/0Nude Photos Found in Ex-USC Gynecologist’s Storage Unithttps://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/nude-photos-found-storage-unit-usc/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/nude-photos-found-storage-unit-usc/#respondThu, 13 Dec 2018 15:36:11 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=60921Detectives are investigating whether the nude photos link the ex-employee to any of the women who have accused him of sexual harassment.

]]>A collection of nude photographs of women were found in a storage unit belonging to Dr. George Tyndall, a former gynecologist at the University of Southern California, who has been accused of sexually harassing his patients, including taking pictures of them during examinations.

Detectives are in the middle of examining the photos to see if they link Tyndall to any of the hundreds of women who have claimed to have been sexually harassed by him during examinations, reports KTLA 5.

Los Angeles Police Capt. Billy Hayes says Tyndall would tell the women the photographs were for a study.

“If they are in his storage facility, it doesn’t give credence to his statements to them [the women] that he was using the photos for research or to publish studies,” Hayes said.

John Manly, an attorney representing many of the women who have accused Tyndall, says nearly 20 of his clients have been questioned about the photos so far. According to police, some of the photos are decades old and appear to be unconnected to the university, but some look to be inside a medical examination room.

Detectives have asked the women to bring up old memories of being examined by Tyndall, reports the LA Times. They have asked questions about the color scheme of the exam rooms and identifying features on the women, such as tattoos or jewelry.

“This plays into the worst nightmares of women,” Manly said.

At least 117 women have been interviewed so far and 85 cases have been presented to the LA Country district attorney’s sex crimes unit.

A grand jury will have a hearing about the evidence against Tyndall, but no indictments have been issued yet.

]]>The November December 2018 issue focuses on how non-medical bystanders, with the proper training, can take live-saving steps in the critical minutes before first responders arrive. Also featured are the Department of Education new Title IX Sexual Misconduct Rules, plus a spotlight on the K-12 Directors of the Year BCSD’s Time Knight and Val Verde USD’s Mark Clark. As always, there’s much more…enjoy the issue!

]]>Ex-Baylor Student Accused of Rape Gets No Jail Time in Plea Dealhttps://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/man-accused-rape-gets-no-jail-time/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/man-accused-rape-gets-no-jail-time/#respondTue, 11 Dec 2018 17:13:05 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=60756The former Baylor University fraternity president will serve no jail time after a Waco district judge accepted a plea bargain.

She says the student, Jacob Walter Anderson, gave her a drink and she became disoriented. He then led her behind a tent and assaulted her while she was gagged and choked against her will.

“He stole my body, virginity and power over my body,” she said in court.

The deal Anderson made allows him to plead no contest to a lesser charge, meaning he will not plead guilty but offers no defense to the new charges.

He has agreed to seek counseling and will pay a fine of $400. Anderson will not be obligated to register as a sex offender and his criminal record will be expunged after completing three years of probation, according to CBS News.

McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna defended the plea deal, saying the evidence did not support the victim’s allegation of being drugged.

“This office stands by the plea offered and believes we have achieved the best result possible with the evidence at hand,” Reyna said.

The judge from Monday’s hearing, Judge Ralph Strother, says he considered both sides of the argument when making his decision. However, this is not the first time he has deferred an accused man to probation. Strother has made similar decisions in at least three other instances.

Last year, Strother sentenced Dontrell Hullett to probation after he pleaded guilty to raping a Baylor student in 2013, according to the Waco Tribune. Hullett was sentenced to pay for the woman’s counseling.

]]>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/man-accused-rape-gets-no-jail-time/feed/0How Schools Can Cultivate Supportive Environments for LGBTQ Studentshttps://www.campussafetymagazine.com/for-parents/schools-lgbtq-students/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/for-parents/schools-lgbtq-students/#respondMon, 03 Dec 2018 09:35:57 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=60117Studies have found that adopting these suggestions can make a campus more secure for LGBTQ students and improve their academic performance and mental health.

]]>The challenges lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) students experience at school are getting more attention than ever before, but a lot of confusion remains in the general public.

Many teachers, administrators and students might knowingly or unknowingly say or do things that are or can be perceived as non-supportive of LGBTQ students. Doing so — or not intervening when bullying or harassment is occurring — could contribute to the higher rate of mental health, safety and academic issues that members of the LGBTQ community experience on campus.

Additionally, many don’t know how to properly refer to individuals who identify as LGBTQ. Furthermore, they might not understand the other terms the LGBTQ community uses to identify its members. Asking for and using all (gay and straight) students’ proper names and pronouns can help LBGTQ students feel affirmed and included in their school environment.

At Colorado’s 2018 School Safety Conference this fall, Campus Safety magazine spoke with Jordan Anthony of One Colorado, an advocacy organization for the LGBTQ community, on cultivating safe schools for LGBTQ students. At the conference, Anthony also covered the benefits of developing Gay/Straight Alliances (GSAs) and the steps campuses can take to develop their own GSAs.

Studies have found that adopting these suggestions will not only make a campus more secure by reducing homophobia, but will also encourage LGBTQ students to go to class, leading to improved academic performance.

Additionally, the rate of attempted or completed suicides has been shown to decrease, as has the rate of suicide ideation, when these strategies are implemented. The improvements in mental health also apply to non-LGBTQ students.

]]>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/for-parents/schools-lgbtq-students/feed/0CPS’ New Title IX Office Has Received Over 600 Allegations of Sexual Assaulthttps://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/cps-title-ix-office-600-allegations/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/cps-title-ix-office-600-allegations/#respondFri, 30 Nov 2018 17:19:51 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=60316The Chicago district's office has fielded over 600 student sexual violence cases that have allegedly occurred since the beginning of the school year.

]]>On Wednesday, Chicago Public Schools officials testified that more than 600 cases of student-on-student sexual violence allegations have been reported to the district’s new Title IX office so far this school year.

CPS created the new office following allegations of systemic issues within the school district’s handlings of reported sexual assaults, reports The Chicago Tribune.

District Deputy General Counsel Douglas Henning calls the recent large number of allegations a “new reality.”

Henning, along with Chief Security Officer Jadine Chouse and other staff, described how the district will change background check procedures, policies on abuse reporting and student’s sexual education.

“We’re in a world now where it’s not OK to look the other way on any of this,” Henning said. “We’re in a world now where if you see something that makes you uncomfortable, that you think is wrong, you absolutely have to report that…The culture is changing.”

Between Sept. 4 and Monday, the Title IX office has received 624 misconduct cases, most of them being student-on-student allegations, a problem occurring in schools all over the U.S., based on this report.

However, 133 of those cases were misconduct by adults, and half of those adults did not work for CPS. The non-CPS-related cases will be sent to CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler and his office to handle.

“It’s a terrible crisis that occurred, and we’re going to look seriously at it,” said Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker. “We’re not going to overlook making sure that children are safe when they go to school and that parents are confident in that safety.”

]]>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/cps-title-ix-office-600-allegations/feed/0Montana State University Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit for $175,000https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/montana-state-university-sexual-assault-lawsuit/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/montana-state-university-sexual-assault-lawsuit/#respondThu, 29 Nov 2018 15:38:02 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=60192The six-year-old sexual assault lawsuit has been settled with the female student who claimed she had been harassed and raped by her professor in 2011.

]]>Montana State University (MSU) has reached a settlement with a student who claimed it was the school’s negligence when hiring Professor Shuichi Komiyama that led to her sexual harassment and rape.

MSU has agreed to pay the female student $175,000, and she has agreed to release the state and university from any further legal actions, reports the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. MSU officials deny any wrongdoing and claim this settlement is not an admission of liability, but, is “merely to avoid litigation.”

MSU hired Komiyama as a music professor in 2006, and he received tenure in 2010. He was known to take students on out-of-town trips as well as host informal parties with alcohol at his home.

The first complaint came in 2009 when a student reported the professor for bullying. This led to a “corrective counseling” letter from the head of the music department, Alan Leech.

Komiyama also pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a high school student in California in 1990, reports the Great Falls Tribune. This was brought to Leech’s attention in 2010, but he did not act on it.

Leech was also told that Komiyama partied in a motel half-dressed with students while at a convention. Leech interviewed those students and kept notes about the incident.

In April 2011, a female student went to Leech about her relationship with Komiyama and how he had allegedly raped her. She told Leech she was intimidated by Komiyama and felt her career would be in jeopardy if she did not give in to his sexual advances.

Leech brought the student’s complaint and his personal documents against Komiyama to the university attorney’s office.

MSU subsequently barred the professor from campus and immediately began an investigation, finding the professor guilty of violating Title IX rules regarding sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

MSU told Komiyama they would not tell future employers of his indiscretion if he willingly resigned, which he did several months later.

]]>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/montana-state-university-sexual-assault-lawsuit/feed/0Comment Period on New Title IX Sexual Violence Rules Now Openhttps://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/comment-period-on-new-title-ix-sexual-violence-rules-now-open/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/comment-period-on-new-title-ix-sexual-violence-rules-now-open/#commentsThu, 29 Nov 2018 11:25:09 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=60165Want to provide input on the proposed Title IX sexual misconduct rules? You have until Jan. 28 to submit your comments.

]]>The U.S. Federal Register today formally published the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, beginning the 60 day period when individuals and organizations can comment on the proposed rules.

The proposed rules would reduce campus liability exposures, provide more support for sexual misconduct victims and bolster the rights of students who are accused of sexual assault, harassment or rape. When the new Title IX rules are finalized, they will carry the force of law.

]]>https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/comment-period-on-new-title-ix-sexual-violence-rules-now-open/feed/1Ousted MSU President Charged with Lying to Police About Nassar Casehttps://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/msu-president-lou-anna-simon-charged/
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/msu-president-lou-anna-simon-charged/#respondWed, 21 Nov 2018 17:12:57 +0000http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/?p=59996Lou Anna Simon, who is the third ex-MSU employee to be charged in connecton with the Nassar case, is facing two felony and two misdemeanor counts.

]]>Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, who stepped down from her 13-year reign back in January following numerous calls for her removal amid the Nassar scandal, is now being charged with lying to police during the investigation.

Simon was charged Tuesday in Eaton County District Court with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts for allegedly lying during a May 1 interview with state police.

She is accused of making two false and misleading statements, telling officials that she was unaware of the nature of the initial sexual misconduct complaint against Larry Nassar that launched a 2014 Title IX investigation, and that she only knew that a sports medicine doctor, not Nassar specifically, was under investigation, according to AP News.

MSU interim President John Engler said in a statement that the university is “aware of the charges brought today against former President Simon” and that Simon is taking “an immediate leave of absence, without pay, to focus on her legal situation.”

Simon announced her resignation just hours after Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for the sexual abuse of athletes he treated during his long-standing career at the East Lansing school.

Following her resignation, Simon’s contract allowed for a year-long research leave at her full presidential salary, after which she could assume her faculty position in the school’s department of educational administration.

MSU will pay for Simon’s legal fees. The school is also paying legal fees for former gymnastics coach Kathie Klages and for part of the criminal defense of former dean William Strampel, reports The Lansing State Journal.